How to Use turn in in a Sentence

turn in

verb
  • Found items may be turned in to the Guest Services Office.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2024
  • Found items may be turned in to the Guest Services Office.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Wilson was in fifth place coming down the final turn in the semis.
    Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 24 June 2024
  • That song just hit 1 billion streams on YouTube, the same day our writer turned in the script.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The ballots would then be collected by jail staff and turned in to the mailroom.
    Jake Sheridan, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Apr. 2023
  • But there was never like a thing of we’re signing some contract to turn in a song.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The iPhone 15 is hitting store shelves next week, but not all Apple lovers are ready to turn in their old phones just yet.
    Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The Kansas economy did turn in solid growth last year — the 10th best in the nation.
    Scott Cohn, CNBC, 18 July 2024
  • Jean Bartholomew had the best round of the day, turning in a 69 that moved her up to a tie for ninth place with amateur Terrill Samuel.
    Jodom, oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Small groups of men and women await their turn in a gray-walled room, at a table laid with capless pens.
    Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2023
  • State police said the helmet – and the attached camera – was found on the lake shore and turned in to troopers Monday.
    Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
  • And in a sign of what was to come, Hoeft turned in a stellar performance in a stock-picking contest at school.
    Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 21 Nov. 2023
  • That means campaigns can reach out to voters directly and remind them to turn in their votes.
    Don Gonyea, NPR, 13 Apr. 2024
  • Up 21-6, Diehl turned in his most impressive play of the night on La Jolla’s fourth possession.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2023
  • But Carter turns in a strong game on the ground, and MSU’s defense generates two critical turnovers to set up put-away scores in the second half.
    Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Sunday, for example, the new-look offense turned in a mostly sharp game.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Tania Boonstra was first to the turn in 2022, only to be caught and passed by eventual winner Rose Conway on the return portion of the race.
    Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 5 July 2023
  • The company cleans the products consumers turn in, then lists them on the resale section of its site at lower prices than new items.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 17 July 2024
  • Vaz turned in a web gem against the Los Angeles Angels on February 25.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2024
  • By game’s end, a total of five KC players had turned in multi-point performances.
    The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2024
  • Jackson, who was new to the AFC championship, turned in a mediocre performance, at best.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2024
  • But somehow, Butler is still on pace to turn in one of the most efficient shooting seasons of his NBA career.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Participants will be asked to confirm that the guns being turned in were not stolen or used in a crime, according to the coalition.
    Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 9 May 2024
  • Clifford elected to start Ish Smith on Sunday, and the veteran turned in three points, four assists and three rebounds.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2024
  • But Michl’s admiration for the director took a dark turn in emails sent over the next several months.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
  • Instead of turning in to the driveway, my father pointed out my window.
    Safiya Sinclair, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
  • Its thick tail turned in a perfect circle then smoothly centered-up for balance.
    Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 22 May 2024
  • At which point Fleming gets on the ground and turns in circles while attempting a half-headstand breakdance routine.
    Miriam Katz, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Sanchez was on his way to a grocery store and was walking over a crosswalk, when Klinghoffer made a left turn in his SUV and struck him from behind, according to the suit.
    Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 11 July 2024
  • The former president had turned in two guns to New York authorities last year when he was charged in the hush-money case in which he was just found guilty.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024

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